The Form and Age of the Greenland Ice Cap

The first crossing of the Greenland Ice Cap by Fridjof Nansen in 1888 had shown that the southern part was a flattened dome rising to a height of 2,720 m. Crossings in 1912 by the Danish expedition of J. P. Koch and A. Wegener and by a Swiss expedition under de Quervain proved that there was a north...

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Published in:Geological Magazine
Main Author: Wager, L. R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1933
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0016756800092141
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0016756800092141